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go vs return

return vs go

go and return both are nouns.

go is an adjective but return is not an adjective.

go and return both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
go Yes Yes Yes No
return Yes No Yes No
As verbs, return is a hyponym of go; that is, return is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than go:
  • go: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
  • return: go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
Other hyponyms of go include circulate, go around, spread, carry, ease, whish, float, swap, seek, whine, fly, ride, come, ghost, betake oneself, overfly, pass over, travel, wend, do, raft, get about, get around, repair, resort, cruise, journey, travel, come, come up, round, trundle, push, travel purposefully, swing, cast, drift, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander, take the air, walk, meander, thread, wander, weave, wind, forge, spirt, spurt, crawl, creep, scramble, slide, slither, roll, wheel, glide, bounce, jounce, breeze, be adrift, blow, drift, float, play, float, swim, swim, walk, move around, turn, circle, slice into, slice through, drift, err, stray, run, step, drive, motor, automobile, ski, fly, wing, steam, steamer, tram, taxi, ferry, caravan, ride, sit, prance, swim, arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise, ascend, go up, come down, descend, fall, go down, fall, crank, zigzag, follow, travel along, advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress, draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, retreat, withdraw, retrograde, continue, go forward, move ahead, proceed, back, pan, follow, lead, precede, follow, pursue, derail, jump, flock, accompany, billow, circulate, circle, angle, pass, go by, go past, pass, pass by, surpass, travel by, hurry, speed, travel rapidly, zip, speed, zoom, drive, belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it, shack, trail, shuttle, hiss, whoosh, whisk, career, circuit, lance, go around, outflank, propagate, draw, change, transfer, swash, pace, step, tread, step, hurtle, retreat, whistle, island hop, plough, plow, lurch, sift, fall, drag, run, bang, precess, move around, travel, ride, snowshoe, beetle.
go (noun) return (noun)
a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters the act of going back to a prior location
a usually brief attempt a coming to or returning home
street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine getting something back again
a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else) a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player
(American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
a reciprocal group action
the act of someone appearing again
the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
happening again (especially at regular intervals)
the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
go (adjective) return (adjective)
functioning correctly and ready for action
go (verb) return (verb)
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life go back to a previous state
follow a certain course be restored
progress by being changed go back to something earlier
stop operating or functioning answer back
enter or assume a certain state or condition submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority
be abolished or discarded pass down
give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number make a return
have a turn; make one's move in a game give or supply
to be spent or finished go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
be spent return to a previous position; in mathematics
perform as expected when applied bring back to the point of departure
go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way pay back
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically return in kind
move away from a place into another direction give back
begin or set in motion be inherited by
make a certain noise or sound elect again
follow a procedure or take a course
stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
have a particular form
pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action
be in the right place or situation
be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired
be awarded; be allotted
be or continue to be in a certain condition
lead, extend, or afford access
be ranked or compare
blend or harmonize
be sounded, played, or expressed
be contained in
continue to live and avoid dying
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